No Harm to Kids of Working Mothers'

No risk of behavioral problems is seen among kids of working mums, finds study.

The long-term study of almost 13,000 UK boys and girls found no evidence that young children suffered by not having a mother who stayed at home.

Study Links Childhood Obesity to Working Mothers
A US study published on Friday suggests the more mothers work during their children's lifetimes, the more likely their kids are to be overweight or obese.

The researchers found the ideal was for children to have both parents living at home and both working.

The findings will be a relief to the 29 percent of mothers who work full time, as previous research suggested children of working mothers were at risk of developing behavioural problems, reports The Daily Express.

However boys' behaviour suffered if the mother was the main breadwinner, though girls reacted well to having a working mother.

Missing Baby's First Word - The Reality For 1 In 20 Working Mothers
Missing their baby's first word when at work is a reality for more than one in twenty working mothers, disclosed a study.

"Some studies have suggested whether or not mothers work in the first year of a child's life can be particularly important for later outcomes," said Dr Anne McMunn, whose study was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

"In this study we did not see any evidence for a longer-term detrimental influence on child behaviour of mothers working during the child's first year of life," she added.

Kids of Working Mums More Likely to be Ill
Children of working mothers are three times more likely to be ill, found out in a study.

The researchers found the role model of a working mother improved the behaviour of girls, while a working father improved boys' behaviour.

They also found that both boys and girls were likely to do better if both their parents were going out to work.

Working Mums Do Not Harm Their Kids Mental Development
A new study has found that mothers who work during infancy do not necessarily harm their children's mental development.

The study also found that five-year-olds living in a single-mother household or living with two parents who did not work were much more likely to have behavioural problems than children where both parents were working.

Source-ANI

No Harm to Kids of Working Mothers' - Study